The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-01-25
The snall.st State in Eurore.


Ninety nine readers out Of a hun
lrsI. saws writer in the Pal NaU
~ have perhaps never even heard
name III Aloresnet: yet It Is an in
5evz-deul State. standing in Its own
mounds of rather better than three
square miles. and numbering about
-nn inhabitants By the side of
-L1-esnet the Republic Of Andorre Is
great Power: and the Principality
II Monaco gigantic Empire. The
-Nll inhabitants OF MOresnet 1--we IN
L=- The paternal rule Of a Sovereign
uLr contents himself with the modest
title az AurComaster: he Is. however.
- absolute a monarch IN his way. as
the Gar. Ii must be admitted that
-s territory Of Moresnet Is an an
.1--a-v in the political system; and it
---7- surprising that lis immediate
-EELb1-s. big Germany and little
Ba--iuu. have lately been animated
F- q desire 20 cut the miniature State
= Two and 20 halves. after persuinC
policy Of uon-intervention for 4
wears. At the last moment. and when
Tie work ut partition seemed about.tO
.-. g difference Of opinion arose.
and now NlreSnet Is saie-fOr the
present This comparatively unknown
~l-a j. situated midway between Yer
-la-- and Alx-la-Chapelle, In q beauU
I'll valley, watered by q correspond
5E-l- tiny river. bearing the terrible
u-e ls La Gueule." The Jaw
& running into & lake. oyershadowed
al old castle sad 10 date from the
fue Of CLarlemaCne. There are zinc
mines in the district worked by the
>lciata de Ia Nicllle Montague. In
145. when the map Of Europe was
arranged the frontiers Of Prussia
and Belgium were settled No diff
c---v presented itself until the new
map makers came 10 the zinc mine,
winch was claimed by both countries.
Endless 11lg.57r-cs ensued. but moth
E-- came Of them. Both States had
e--a- rights: but IN those days Prussia
ala not solve problems by force, and
lE~e=ue- was allowed 70 remain a neu11
trail and independent territory. Since
-e ~ a-erl0o year the material aspect
Of tLurs has greatly changed Only
few miserable novels formerly sur
rounded the mine, but today the land
+ wei cultivated and productive. The
MY mean buildings of 1871 have be
cone Sl1. some Of which are large
warehouses. stored with agricultural
produce. For FORMS sake Belgium
and Prussia nominate d Commissioner
u Seized with the settlement Of any
difficulties which may crop up. The
representative of Belgium Is al era
mex. Honorary President Of the Yer
vlar- Law Court. and has discharged
Tie Light duties pertaining 10 his Office
ct COMMISSIONING Tor upwards Of
forty nine years. Happy folk of Nor
ez1et. They have no taxes to payfor
the military protection Of their toy
. country. and know nothing whatever
> z elections and electioneering. There
ara 10 parties" no political strug-
C-es. simply because nobody has a
vote The ten councillors" of Mores-
-=- are nominated by the Burgomas-
ra-- there Is no objection TO the men
Of his choice. and the Council meet
Nl1-- are invariably characterized by
b. utmost unanimity. When an am
Si-.1uS native wants TO be made Bur
EIa-ter. he goes Of and interviews
-Le Prlssian and Belgian Commission
e-- shows them ~what he is worth.
runs through the catalogue Of his
lis Publications. and # the two rep
1ves of -the Powers" agree. as
lsaaLly do.our friend j. appointed
Er- master for life There have
Been ll III ave BurE1Dasters Of Nor
e=-e- The present holder Of the Office
3 H. -clma-z- who has presided over
tLa iestuies Of the little State Tor the